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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT.
Memorandum
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A. R. Inedecke
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c. L Dunhan, M.D., Direc
Division of Biology and Medicine
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1961 SURVEY OF THE MARSHALLESE
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ADI4HR: HDB
DATE:
Mey LT, 1961
It 4s a pleasure to report that Dr. Robert A. Conard,
Brookheven National Laboratory, has completed the annual
survey of the Rongelap people during March 1961 and found
them to be essentially the same as in the preceding
survey.
ALL of the data collected have not yet been
analyzed, but it is reasonable to say they are not showing clinical evidence of chronic radiation effects other
than negligible residual color changes of the skin.
The
following two paragraphs are excerpted from Dr. Conard's
trip report dated April 18, 1961.
- "The medical data have not been analyzed yet but it can
be stated that there were no apparent illnesses or disabilities related to radiation effects and the general
state of nutrition was generally good end about the sane
as it had been noted in the past yeers. There had been
no deaths during the past year in the exposed population.
In the comparison feoutrolf population en eanencephalic
baby was born which caused quite an impression on the
people, and one young boy had died of pnewmonia.
The
people had the usual complaints about various effects of
their radiation environment, but their cooperation was |
excellent.
". . . Dr. Macdonald and I attended a meeting with the
Fongelap people in the Council House and we told him
about the intended examinations.
The people voiced
continued concern about the effects of fallout on their
Atoll end on themselves.
I did not feel thet their
concern was any greater this year than expressed in
similer meetings with the people during the pest years.
chief complaint was that they were not getting enough to
eat end Pelt weak.
Dr. Macdoneld told ther that the
Territory policy was, "--llo work, no eat~-."
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